Obstruction has the following meanings in the field of medicine:

1. Something that blocks, clogs, or closes something else up.

2. The act of blocking, clogging, or preventing passage.

3. The condition of being blocked, clogged, or closed up. Obstruction comes from the Latin word "obstruere" meaning "to build against."

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